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2010-02-28
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+1 to NDI's post. Informative and concise - very much appreciated dude.
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2010-04-18
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I have guestioned already, is existing any program for Nokia N900 as progam "registry" for Htc where i can change various parameters as bitrate, fluent, resollution etc? Thanks much!
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2010-04-19
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This is one of my 'niggles' with the N900, putting it into 'flite-mode' before taking some clips does not overly improve the capture, motion is generally jerky... All the time. (ie panning shots especially).
As I understand it, this can be improved with better drivers than the one currently in use.
As I understand it, this can be improved with better drivers than the one currently in use.
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2010-04-20
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I have little trouble with video.
I DO have the following issues, however:
a) when first starting a recording, the video stutters a few times in the first 2-3 seconds
b) on high-detail panning shots, as compression drops, there is visible framerate drop. However, once panning is done, movement is pretty smooth.
IMO, slightly lower framerate in pans is worth the resolution gain - in the sunny outdoors video quality is stunning, definitely more than what I would expect from a phone.
Agreed, however, options are always good news.
ETA: forgot to add that the framerate one gets in panning shots is NOT 25 - feels like 10-15. If doing 640x480 but at 30 FPS sets the same strain on CPU you still get dropped frames panning. I hope they add 640x480@25 so they can keep up.
Last edited by ndi; 2010-04-20 at 00:40.
I DO have the following issues, however:
a) when first starting a recording, the video stutters a few times in the first 2-3 seconds
b) on high-detail panning shots, as compression drops, there is visible framerate drop. However, once panning is done, movement is pretty smooth.
IMO, slightly lower framerate in pans is worth the resolution gain - in the sunny outdoors video quality is stunning, definitely more than what I would expect from a phone.
Agreed, however, options are always good news.
ETA: forgot to add that the framerate one gets in panning shots is NOT 25 - feels like 10-15. If doing 640x480 but at 30 FPS sets the same strain on CPU you still get dropped frames panning. I hope they add 640x480@25 so they can keep up.
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Last edited by ndi; 2010-04-20 at 00:40.
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2010-04-20
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I wish Nokia will make the camera app for video recording to do autofocusing while recording. This will be very handy when we recording something important, instead of using lFocus to do it manually.
If they make this possible then, HELL YEAH!! I'll buy more NOKIA lol
If they make this possible then, HELL YEAH!! I'll buy more NOKIA lol
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2010-04-21
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Focus on such small cameras is rudimentary, it's done by trial and error (camera resets to minimum, then pans to max, looking for a sharp edge).
This kind of focusing during a video would be painful. It's probably why they left it out, every time distance changes there's be a second of blur. Anyway, that's what I'd do, set it to manual, since when someone moves around the room the cam can't keep a lock and it would keep on focusing like nuts, destroying the video.
That's what you get for a lens camera. Pinholes have no such problems.
It's true that with advanced software in-video focusing could be done in smaller increments, but that would make any kind of action shot impossible as the focus would drag behind the action.
Frankly, right now I lock video focus to infinity and just film from at least 2-3 meters away, keeping stuff in the field of focus.
This kind of focusing during a video would be painful. It's probably why they left it out, every time distance changes there's be a second of blur. Anyway, that's what I'd do, set it to manual, since when someone moves around the room the cam can't keep a lock and it would keep on focusing like nuts, destroying the video.
That's what you get for a lens camera. Pinholes have no such problems.
It's true that with advanced software in-video focusing could be done in smaller increments, but that would make any kind of action shot impossible as the focus would drag behind the action.
Frankly, right now I lock video focus to infinity and just film from at least 2-3 meters away, keeping stuff in the field of focus.
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N900 dead and Nokia no longer replaces them. Thanks for all the fish.
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2010-04-27
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Originally Posted by ndi
Where is the focus adjustment for the camera? I don't see any place I can change the focus distance.
Focus on such small cameras is rudimentary, it's done by trial and error (camera resets to minimum, then pans to max, looking for a sharp edge).
This kind of focusing during a video would be painful. It's probably why they left it out, every time distance changes there's be a second of blur. Anyway, that's what I'd do, set it to manual, since when someone moves around the room the cam can't keep a lock and it would keep on focusing like nuts, destroying the video.
That's what you get for a lens camera. Pinholes have no such problems.
It's true that with advanced software in-video focusing could be done in smaller increments, but that would make any kind of action shot impossible as the focus would drag behind the action.
Frankly, right now I lock video focus to infinity and just film from at least 2-3 meters away, keeping stuff in the field of focus.
I took the following video indoors, with the latest firmware and only the phone app running. I sat in my office chair and tried to hold the camera as steady as possible. Then I rotate my chair from side to side. See for yourself.
Download video clip here